Equifax CEO Richard Smith is retiring effectively immediately in the wake of a massive data breach that compromised the personal information of 143 million Americans, the company announced Tuesday.
Smith has served as CEO of the credit monitoring company since 2005. Equifax named Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. as its interim CEO.
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